Ireland can only dream of playing in the World Cup in Brazil next summer after failing in the current qualifying campaign. Defeats to Germany, Sweden and Austria in the last 2 months saw their chances disappear. The major disappointment of these results was in contrast to the last time the World Cup was held in […]

Robin Van Persie will be the headline act in the build up to this weekends clash between Manchester United and his former team Arsenal. However his presence will only be a passing scene in a century old story. The rivalry between both clubs seems to have intensified over the last 20 years. The launch of […]

Arsenal suffered heartache by being eliminated from this Years Champions league on away goals. Basically despite scoring the same amount of goals as their opponents over two matches their inferior amount of goals scored away from home caused them to lose out. In the early years of European competition a match tied on aggregate resulted […]

Barcelona host Milan in this weeks Champions league hoping to overcome a 2 goal deficit. This will be the seventeenth time they have met in European competition with the Catalans claiming six wins and Milan just behind with 5. They have drawn on 5 occasions. However in European Cup competitions head to head victories tell […]

Manchester United meet Chelsea on Sunday at Old Trafford. This is the 11th time in the history of the FA Cup they’ll have met. The Red Devils have enjoyed more success with 7 wins as opposed to Chelsea’s three. They have drawn on one occasion. Six of the 11 games have taken place in the […]

Christiano Ronaldo’s return to Old Trafford in February will be the big story of the last 16 clash between Real Madrid and Manchester United. However his appearance will only be a bit part of a story that has been over 50 years in the making. The European Cup or Champions League is integral to both […]